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Journal of Aging Research
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 138015, 10 pages
doi:10.4061/2011/138015
Research Article

Body Mass Index Is Associated with Dietary Patterns and Health Conditions in Georgia Centenarians

Dorothy B. Hausman,1 Mary Ann Johnson,1 Adam Davey,2 and Leonard W. Poon3

1Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, 280 Dawson Hall, Athens, GA 30602, USA
2Department of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
3Institute of Gerontology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

Received 2 March 2011; Accepted 4 April 2011

Academic Editor: Bo A. Hagberg

Copyright © 2011 Dorothy B. Hausman et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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